Astrocytes : pharmacology and function /
Murphy, Seán,1950-
San Diego, Calif. ; London : Academic Press,
c1993.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Astrocyte origins / Steven W. Levison and James E. Goldman -- Astroglial adrenergic receptors / Yanping Shao, Kristian Enkvist and Ken McCarthy -- Amino acid receptors / Brian Pearce -- Biochemical responses of astrocytes to neuroactive peptides / Graham P. Wilkin and Derek R. Marriott -- Astrocytes: targets and sources for purines, eicosanoids, and nitrosyl compounds / Gretchen Bruner, Martha L. Simmons and Sean Murphy -- Early response gene expression signifying functional coupling of neuroligand receptor systems in astrocytes / Alaric t. Arenander and Jean de Vellis -- Voltage-dependent ionic channels in astrocytes / Steven Duffy and Brian A. MacVicar -- Astrocyte amino acids: evidence for release and possible interactions with neurons / Gary R. Dutton -- Regulation of the brain microenvironment: transmitters and ions / Harold K. Kimelberg, Tuula Jalonen and Wolfgang Walz -- Neuropeptide expression in astrocytes / Joan P. Schwartz.
(cont) Regulation of glycogen metabolism in astrocytes: physiological, pharmacological, and pathological aspects / Pierre J. Magistretti, Olivier Sorg and Jean-Luc Martin -- Astrocyte-derived neurotrophic factors / John S. Rudge -- Astrocyte networks / Abigail M. Jensen and Shing-Yan Chiu -- Astrocyte: oligodendrocyte interactions / Anthony L. Gard -- Astrocyte: microglia interactions / Etty N. Benveniste -- Astrocyte: endothelial cell interactions / Pasquale A. Cancilla, James Bready and Judith Berliner -- Human astrocytic neoplasms / Paul E. McKeever.
Astrocytes.